Curtain



Sept.v 8, H. GELLER l GURTAI Nl Filed Aug. 24, 1954 5 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR wwm Sept, 8, 1936. H. GELLER 2,054,051

CURTAI N Filed Aug. 24, 1934 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEY H. GELLER Sept. 8, 1936.

CURTAIN Filed Aug. 24,' 1934 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Sept. 8, 11936 UNITED STATES'- PATENT OFFICE CURTAIN Hugo Geller, New York, N. Y., assigner to Patchogue-Plymouth Mills Corporation,

New o York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application August 24, 1934, Serial No. 741,219 Claims. (Cl. 156 1 0) 10 The object of this invention is a ready-to-hang adjustable curtain made of textile fabric.

Another object is a ready-to-hang ycurtain having a surplus of textile fabric which may be utilized to extend the curtain and when not so utilized conserved in the form of an ornamental top or valance tending` to enhance the ornamental appearance of the hung curtain.

Other objects are economy of time and labor.

According to this invention the ready-to-hang curtain fabricated of any preferred material, a

woven textile fabric being preferred, is 4made appreciably longer than the correspnding conventional curtain previously employed and the said extension or surplus fabric top portion is provided with a plurality of horizontal hemmed rod-engag ing passageways positioned in spaced relation relative to each other. The uppermost passageway may constitute the extreme upper marginal edge of the curtain. The hemmed passageways are 3o preferably spaced apart at a distance therebe-.

tween generally representing the amount of shrinkage in laundering, so that when the curtain is rehung after laundering it may be suspended from another hemmed passageway constituting a new line of suspension so as to display approximately the same length of curtain down hanging from the suspension rod as before.

In the drawings comprising three sheets of fourteen figures numbered Figs. 1 to 14 inclusive certain embodiments of the invention are set forth.

Fig. 1 is a front view of one form of curtain embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the curtain of Fig. 1 taken .along the line 2 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the curtain in hung position adjusted to minimum length. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the hung curtain of Fig. 3 taken along the line 4 4 of Fig. 3

looking in thedirection of the arrows. Fig. 5 is an end View of the curtain suspended from a different hemmed passageway to effect an intermediate length adjustment.

Fig. 6 is an end view ofthe curtain suspended from the topmost hemmed passageway to effect maximum length adjustment..

Fig. 7 is a front view of a modied construction. Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 8 8 of Fig. 7 looking in the direction of 5 the arrows.

Fig. 9 is an end View of the curtain of Fig. 7, suspended from the bottom passageway to effect minimum length adjustment.

Fig. 10 is a vertical sectional view'of another 10 modified construction.

Fig. 11 is a further vertical sectional view of' the curtain of Fig. 10, suspended to effect minimum length adjustment.

Fig. 12 is a vertical sectional view of another l5 modified construction; and

Figs. 13 and 14 are vertical sectional views of the curtain of Fig. 12, suspended in various ways.

' Like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of 20 the drawings.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the curtain IIl which is made of any preferred fabric or other material suitable for curtains, consists of a lower or body portion I2 and a top portion II constituting an 25 extension `thereof and preferably made of the same fabric, although said body portion I2 and top portion II may be made of different fabrics if preferred united in any suitable manner as by rows of stitches adjacent the bottom hemmed 30 rod-engaging passageway I1. The top portion II is formed into a plurality of hemmed rod-engaging passageways I3, I5 and I'l traversing the curtain top I I horizontally and in spaced relation one to the other, said hemmed passageways being 35 preferably of uniform size and substantially uniformly spaced. Each of the said hemmed passageways is sufficiently large to slidably receive the conventional elongated curtain rod now ind' vogue, although the said hemmed'passageways,40 may be enlarged or diminished to slidably receive any other selected form of curtain rod. The bottom 2| of the curtain is reversely folded as indicated at 22 and sewn with one or more transverse lines of stitches 23 to form a bottom hem. The 4 side `edges like the bottom edge may be hemmed or otherwise finished in any' preferred mar. er to prevent unraveling of the fabrics. Hemmed passageways I5 and I1 are fashioned by looping the fabric and stitching the same by transverse lines of stitches I9 and 20 (Fig. 2)." Similarly the hemmed passageway I3 is formed by folding back the top edge of the curtain fabric one or more 1 times for a sufficient distance and securing the 55 plies together by one or more lines of stitches I8 traversing the fabric horizontally from side edge to side edge.

The curtain may be suspended upon a suitable curtain rod 24 (Figs. 3 to 6). As illustrated in Fig. 3 the curtain I0 may be Suspended from the bottom hemmed rod-engaging passageway I1. Said passageway is large enough to permit free sliding movement of the curtain. upon the rod 24 so that said curtain may be pleated or adjusted to any desired width, it being understood that the curtain I may be suspended either as a. panel or as one of a pair of curtains in, accordance with the conventional practice. When curtain ID is suspended from the bottom hemmed passageway II as indicated in Fig. 3 minimum length adjustment is effected, and the top portion II becomes in effect surplus fabric which hangs downwards in the form of a valance, the hemmed passageways I3 and I simulating ornamental bands traversing the curtain horizontally.

When it is desired to lengthen the curtain it may be suspended from some other selected line of suspension such asY the hemmed passageways I3 or I5. With a curtain provided with three or more hemmed passageways three or more adjust- 1 ments may be obtained as each hemmed passageway constitutes a different line of suspension effective to produce a different length adjustment. When the curtain I0 of Fig. 1 is suspended to effect an intermediate length adjustment, the curtain rod 24 will be passed through the hemmed passageway I5 (Fig. 5). When so suspended panel I4 and hemmed passageway I3 of the top portion II become surplus fabric which may be conserved for possible future use by allowing it to hang down to form an ornamental top or valance surmounting the body portion I2 adjacent the rod-engaging hemmed passageway I5 constituting the line of suspension defined by the curtain rod 24. Hemmed passageway I1 and panel I6 of top I I, are effective to extend the body portion I2, being in effect transferred from top portion I I to body portion I2.

Similarly if it is desired to hang the curtain so as to effect maximum length adjustment the curtain rod 24 may be inserted in the hemmed passageway I3 (Fig. 6) in which event both of the hemmed passageways I3 and I5 and the panels I4 and I6 of top II, are utilized to extend the body portion I2.. In this position all of the surplus fabric is utilized as a part of the body portion I2,

- without any valance surmounting said body portion adjacent the curtain rod 24.

The top portion I I may -be of any preferred length and provided with any selected number of hemmed rod-engaging passageways but in practice it has been found that a top portion provided with three spaced hemmed passageways I3, I5

and I1 so as to 'give the top portion II an overall length measured from the top edge of the curtain to the seam of the lowermost hemmed passageway I1 of approximately 9 inches and having hemmed passageways adapted to freely slidably receive the conventional one 4inch curtain rod gives very effective results. ment when the curtain is hung to effect minimum length adjustment as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 the surplus fabric represented by the top portion I I may be draped so as to form a down hanging ornamental top approximating in dimensions and simulating in appearance a conventional curtain valance. y y

Figs. 7, 8 and 9, illustrate another construction With this arrangewherein instead of forming thehemmed passageways individually in a single ply of fabric as shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, the fabric is doubled upon itself so as to provide a top portion II consisting of two plies of fabric, the hemmed passageways I3, I5 and I1 being formed by the lines of stitches 25 to 2S inclusive horizontally traversing the curtain at suitably spaced lintervals to produce hemmed passageways large enough to receive the conventional curtain rod. Curtains made in accordance with this alternative construction may be suspended from any one of the hemmed passageways to effect-maximum- (Fig. 8), nrlnimum (Fig. 9), or intermediate (not shown), length adjustment, in the same manner as a curtain constructed as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive.

Figs. l0 and 11 are sectional views showing certain other modifications which, may be made if desired. The top hem I3, may be surmounted with a non-raveling top edge 4I, formed by folding the fabric upon itself and securing it with a line of stitches 42. The hemmed passageways I5 and I1 may be formed so as to be displayed on opposite sides of the curtain as disclosed in Fig. 10, where the hemmed passageway I5 extends to the front, and the hemmed passageway I1.to the rear, of the curtain, so that when adjusted to minimum length, as shown in Fig. 11, the hemmed passageway I5 will be concealed behind the down hanging valance-like top portion II.

Figs. 12, 13 and 14 disclose another modifica'- tion having hemmed passageways on both sides of the curtain at a single line of suspension. At

the lines of suspension to effect intermediate and tion down hanging in front to present a valancelike effect (see Fig. 13); or from hemmed passageway I5 or I1, with the top portion concealed behind the curtain wall (see Fig. 14) The curtain may be hung from either hemmed passageway I5 or 35, to effect intermediate length adjustment; or from hemmed passageway I1 or 31, to effect minimum length adjustment.

By these varying constructions many different ornamental effects may be obtained in the operation of effecting length adjustment. The curtains are made in various sizes to fit different windows, each curtain size being primarily designed for a certain size window as determined by the length of its body portion I2, it being understood that the lowermost hemmed passageway I1 which is positioned at the line of merger of said body portion I2 with the surplus fabric top portion II, is the normal line of suspension of the curtain when new, and the hemmed passageways I5 and I3 are reserved dto provide new lines of suspension in case of shrinkage as by laundering. By spacing the hemmed passageways I3, I5, and I1 at such intervals as to approximate the amount of curtain shrinkage effected in laundering it possible to re-hang the curtains after laundering from another hemmed passageway and windows of different lengths, so that curtains obtained primarily for a certain set ofwindows, maybe used even after a change of residence for windows of different length from those for `which the curtains were primarily designed,

thereby avoiding the expense of-new curtains.

with each change of residence. It will be observed that the curtains are all preferably provided with flnished bottom, top and side edges, to prevent unraveling of the curtain fabric. The top edge whether providedwith a hemmed passageway I3, or pleat 4I (Fig. 10), will not unravel, owing to the presence of seam I`8; and, in the construction of Fig. 10, of seam 42 also.

What is claimed is:

1. As an article of manufacture an adjustable ready-to-hang curtain having a body portion and a surplus fabric top portion, said top portionl being adapted to be utilized variously .to effect different length adjustments of said body portion and when not so utilized conserved as an ornamental top or valance, a plurality of horizontally disposed hemmed rod-engaging passageways formed in said curtain top and positioned in parallel spaced relation to each other, the uppermost hemmed passageway being adjacent the top edge of the curtain, each of said hemmed passageways constituting a vdifferent line of suspension at which the curtain may be hung from a suspension rod to effect length adjustment, the hemmed passageway selected as the line of suspension determining to what extent the top portion shall be utilized to extend said body portion and conserved to constitute said ornamental top or valance.

2. As a new article of manufacture a readyto-hang adjustable length curtain, having a first horizontal rod-engaging hemmed passageway defining the finished top edge thereof, said passageway constituting .the line of suspension for displaying the entire curtain without any valance or cuii down hanging to effect maximum length adjustment, a plurality of other lrod-engaging hemmed passageways parallelingsaidl first hemmed passageway'in spaced relation thereto and to each other, each of said hemmed passageways constituting other lines of suspension for the curtain when the same is shortened to an intermediate or to the minimum length thereof, said other hemmed passageways being effective when used as the line of suspension to variously sub-divide the curtain into an adjusted length bottom portion and a complementary surplus fabric top portion, the latter variously foldable adjacent the selected line of suspension to conserve and utilize said surplus fabric as a valance ornamentally surmounting the bottom portion.

3. As an article of manufacture a curtain made of woven textile fabric or the like constituting the body and top portions thereof, a horizontally disposed hem formed at the bottom edge of the body portion, the top marginal edge of the top portion having a horizontally disposed hem large enough to freely slidably receive a curtain rod, said hem constituting a first hemmed-rod-engaging passageway defining the finished upper edge of the curtain, the fabric in the top portion being transversely folded to form a loop paralleling but 'inspaced relation to said hemmed passageway ing passageway, said passageway defining another line of suspension for the curtain when hung to effect length adjustment.

4. As an article of manufacture anadjustable ready-to-hang curtain having a body portionand a surplus fabric top portion,.said top portion being adapted to be utilized variously to effect different length adjustments of said body portion and when not so utilized conserved as an ornamental top .or valance, a plurality of horizontally disposed hemmed rod-engaging passageways formed in said curtain top and positioned in parallel spaced relation to each other, the uppermost hemmed passageway being adjacent the top edge of the curtain, each of said hemmed passageways constituting a different line of suspension at which the curtain may be hung to effect length adjustment, the distance between ,said passageways measuring generally the amount of shrinkage of said curtain as in washing, the hemmed passageway selected as .the line of suspension determining to what'extent the top portion shall be utilized to extend said body portion and conservedto constitute said ornamental top or valance.

5. An an article of manufacture a curtain made of woven textile fabric or the like, said curtain having a body portion, a horizontally disposed hem formed at the bottom edge of the body portion, thereof, a top portion in extension of the body portion, said top portion having a horizontallyl disposed hem large enough to freely slidably re'- ceive a curtain rod, said hem constituting a first hemmed rod-engaging passageway defining thA constituting -the weighted bottom edge folded to form a plurality of loops paralleling said l first hemmed passageway in spaced relation thereto and to each other, each of said loops being large enough to. freely slidably receive a curtain rod, and a line of stitches traversing the mouths of each of said loops and passing through both plies of fabric, to complete a second and a third hemmed 'rod-engaging passageway each positioned beneath and in parallel. spaced relation to said first rod-engaging passageway andto each other, the said passageways defining other lines of suspension for the curtain when the, same is hung to effect intermediate or minimum length adjustment.

6. As an article of manufacture a curtain made of woven textile fabric or the like, said curtain having a body portion, and a. top portion in extension of said body portion; said top portion comprising a horizontally disposed hem large enough to freely slidably receive a curtain rod formed adjacent the extremity thereof, said hem constituting a first hemmed'frod-engaging passageway defining the line of suspension for the curtain when hung Iat its maximum length, the fabric in the top portion being transversely folded to form a plurality of loops paralleling said first hemmed passageway in spaced relation thereto and to each other, alternate loops extending on opposite sides of the fabric, the distance between said loops measuring generally the amount of shrinkage of said curtain as in washing, and lines of stitches traversing the mouths of each of said loops in passing through both plies of fabric to complete a second and a third hemmed "rodengaging passageway each positioned beneath and in parallel spaced relation to said first roddefining theline of suspension for the curtain when the same is hung at its maximum length, an upstanding top edge surmounting said hem, the fabric in the top portion being transversely folded to form a plurality of loops paralleling said first hemmed passageway in spaced relation thereto and to each other, alternate loops extending on opposite sides of the fabric, the distance between said passageways measuring generally the amount of shrinkage of said curtain as in washing, and lines of stitches traversing the mouths of each of said loops and passing through both plies of fabric, to close the mouths of said loops and thereby complete a second and a third hemmed rod-engaging passageway each positioned beneath and in parallel spaced relation to said first rod-engaging passageway and to each other, the said passageways defining other lines of suspension for the curtain when the same is hung to effect intermediate or minimum length adjustment.

8. As an article of manufacture a curtain made of woven textile fabric, said curtain having a body lportion and a top portion in extension of said body portion; said top portion comprising, a horizontally disposed hem large enough to freely slidpleated again to form a second loop extending on4 the opposite side of the fabric in close proximity to said ilrst loop, the distance between said hem and said loops measuring generally the amount of shrinkage of said curtain asin washing, and a line of stitches traversing the mouths oi' eachof said loops to close the same and passing through the several plies of fabric to complete a second and a third hemmed rod-engaging passageway each positioned beneath and in parallel spaced relation to said first rod-engaging passageway, 5 said second and third rod-engaging passageways defining another line of suspension for the curtain when the same is hung to effect length adjustment and being operable dependent upon the passageway used as the line of suspension to display the top portion as a down hanging valance or to conceal the same from view.

9. As an article of manufacture an adjustable ready-to-hang curtain having a body portion and a surplus fabric top portion, said top portion being formed by folding the fabric back upon itself from the top and securing the same along spaced parallel lines to form horizontally disposed hemmed 'rod/ engaging passageways in spaced parallel relation to each other, said top portion being adapted to be utilized variously to effect different length adjustments of said body portion, each of said hemmed passageways constituting a different line of suspension at which the curtain may be hung from a suspension rod-to effect length adjustment, the hemmed passageway selected as the line of suspension determining to what extent the top portion shall be utilized to extend said body portion.

l0. As an article of manufacture an adjustable ready-to-hang curtain having a body portion and a surplus fabric top portion, said top portion being formed by folding the fabric back upon itself from the top and securing the same along spaced parallel lines to form `horizontally disposed hemmed rod engaging passageways in spaced parallel relation to each other, said top portion beixg adapted to be utilized variously to effect different length adjustments of said body portion, each of said hemmed passageways constituting a 40 different line of suspension at which the curtain may be hung from a suspension rod to eect lermth adjustment, the distance between said passageways measuring generally the amount of shrinkage of said curtain as in washing, the 45 hemmed passageway selected asl the line of suspension determining to what extent the top portion shall be utilized to extend said body portion.

HUGO GELLER. 

